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Console mode
A mode of operation where the processor is not running the operating system but
allows an operator to issue SRM console commands.
Console program
The code that the boot processor executes during console mode. Each processor
has a copy of this code in flash ROMs. After a boot processor has been
determined, that processor begins console initialization. The console code is then
loaded into memory.
CPU module
The KN7CC, KN7CD, KN7CE, or KN7CF processors are the CPU modules used
in 8200/8400 systems. They cannot be intermixed.
DECchip 21164
The Alpha processor chip used in the AlphaServer 8200/8400 systems.
DIGITAL UNIX operating system
A general-purpose operating system based on Open Software Foundation OSF/1
technology. DIGITAL UNIX runs on the range of Alpha systems, from
workstations to servers.
DEFAA
Fu adapter to the FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface).
DEFPA
PCI adapter to the FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface).
Device
From the SRM console perspective, “device” can be used to refer to a physical
device, a block of memory, or a set of registers. The console commands operate
on byte streams, so any of these can be expressed as a byte stream.
Each physical device in a system has a unique mnemonic assigned by the console
program, which is displayed as part of the SRM console commands show
configuration, show device, shot network, and test. Devices are named
differently by the AlphaBIOS Setup firmware, and again differently by the
Windows NT operating system.
DEMFA
XMI adapter to the FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface).
DEMNA
XMI adapter; Ethernet port interface.
DE435
PCI adapter; Ethernet port interface.
